USD 263-MULVANE SCHOOL DISTRICT

CURRICULUM MAP

SCIENCE-1st Grade


OUTCOME/ ESSENTIAL QUESTION

 

CONTENT

 

OBJECTIVE/SKILL

 

ASSESSMENT

 

What are attributes of air?
 
Air
 
1. Explore properties of air (S2.B1.In1)
2. Identify that air interacts with objects (S7.B1.In1)
3. Identify that air resistance affects how things move (S7.B1.In1)
4. Identify that air can be compressed and this pressure can move things. (S7.B1.In1)
 
Investigations, teacher observation, journal writing
 
1. What is weather and what factors contribute to weather?
2. What is temperature?
3. What are clouds and what are the different kinds of clouds?
4. What makes clouds move?
5. What comes from clouds?
6. What are some safety procedures that we practice?
 
Weather
 
1. Identify what weather is and the factors that contribute to weather. (S4.B3.In1)
2. Explain the concepts of temperature. (S5.B1.In2)
3. Explain what clouds are and the different kinds of clouds. (S4.B3.In2)
4. Identify that wind moves clouds. (S4.B3.In2)
5. Identify that rain comes from clouds. (S4.B3.In2)
6. Discuss weather safety procedures (S4.B3.In3)
 
Investigations, teacher observation, journal writing
 
1. What are characteristics of wind and how do we measure it?
 
Wind
 
1. Explain that wind is moving air. (S2.B1.In3)
2. Name the tools meteorologists use to measure wind. 
 
Investigations, teacher observation, journal writing
 
How do we observe changes in weather?
 
 
1. Identify that weather conditions change over time. (S4.B3.In1.)
2. Graph and organize weather observation over time including night. (S4.B3.In2)
3. Observe and illustrate how changing the seasons effects people and other living things. (S4.B3.In1)
4. Identify that the shape of the moon changes at night. (S4.B3.In2)
 
 
1. What are the different kinds of rocks?
2. What are the properties of rocks?
3. What are places that we find rocks?
4. How can rocks be categorized by size?
5. What can we use to sort sizes of earth materials?
6. What are clay, silt, sand, gravel, and pebbles?
 
Rocks
 
1. Observe different kinds of rocks. (S1.B1.In1)
2a. Compare properties of rocks. (S1.B1.In1)
2b. Identify rocks that can be sorted by their properties. (S1.B1.In2)
3. Identify that rocks are all around us. (S4.B1.In2)
4. Explain that rocks can be categorized by size. (S4.B1.In1)
5. Sort sizes of earth material using screens and water. (S1.B1.In3, S5.B1.In2, S7,B1.In1)
6. Identify that rock sizes include clay, silt, sand, gravel, and pebbles. (S4.B1.In1)
 
Investigations, teacher observation, journal writing
 
1. What are Earth materials?
2. What are properties of different earth materials?
3. Where are places that we see Earth materials being used as part of construction?
 
Earth Materials
 
1. Identify that earth materials are natural resources. (S4.B1.In1)
2. Identify that properties of different earth materials make each suitable for specific uses. (S2.B1.In2)
3. Explain that earth materials are used in the construction of buildings and streets. (S4.B1.In2)
 
 
1. What is soil?
2. What is humus?
3. What are ingredients of soil?
4. What are properties of soil?
5. How are soils different from place to place?
6. How do soils differ in their ability to support plants?
 
Soil
 
1. Explain that soil is a mixture of earth materials. (S4.B1.In1)
2. Explain that humus is decayed material from plants and animals. (S4.B1.In1)
3. Observe the ingredients of soil by mixing soil with water, shaking it, and letting it settle. (S4.B1.In1)
4. Identify properties of soil. (S4.B1.In1)
5. Identify that soils vary from place to place. (S4.B1.In2)
6. Identify that soils differ in their ability to support plants. (S4.B1.In1)
 
 
1. What do insects need in order to survive?
2. What is the life cycle of an insect?
3. What are the characteristics of insects?
4. How do we treat insects?
5. What are behaviors of insects?
6. What are the habitats of insects?
 
Insects
 
1. Identify what insects need in order to live. (S3.B1. In1)
2. Identify the life cycle of an insect. (S3.B1.In2)
3. Identify the characteristic structures of insects such as 6 legs and 3 body parts. (S3.B1.In1)
4. Understand that live organisms need to be treated with care and respect. (S3.B1.In3)
5. Identify behaviors of insects. (S3.B1.In3)
6. Identify habitats of various insects. 
 
Investigations, teacher observation, journal writing